Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Western Medication - The Painted World 7" (2012)


Artwork: A non-objective representation of aquaphobia? An abstracted desert skyline? Maybe it's a hummingbird.

Structure: This being punk, no song is follows the verse-chorus-verse-chorus exactly, but because of the heavy rock & roll influence present throughout the entire record, there is a coherent flow to each track, in, out, and during.

Sound: If you've ever wondered what "post-punk" sounded like, this is it. Relentlessly upbeat drumming, fuzzed out guitars awash in spring reverb, and Brit-influenced singing half-buried in the wall of sound completed by a bass played way too hard with a pick - this is it, and it is good. Listeners might be put off, though, by the almost completely unintelligible vocal style and mix.

Significant Facts: This band is local to where I spent four years in college, and played a free show on Record Store Day at a hidden gem of a record store, The Groove, in Nashville.

For Fans Of: The Ruts, Catholic Discipline, The Cure, The Smiths

Favorite Lyrics: The painted world turned gray today.


Favorite Track: Big City
  1. The Painted World
  2. Big City
  3. Problems in D.C.
  4. 50 Ft. Dive
Rating: 4.5 / 5 

Buy: 7" /// Cassette
Listen: Blog /// facebook /// last.fm
Merch: Jeffery Drag Records
-Brian

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